Smoky Refried Bean Soup

This delicious and filling soup comes together super quick – and it’s great for using up whatever vegetables you have leftover at the end of the week. You’re basically making the base of the soup by thinning the beans with the broth and tomato juices; then you just add in whatever veggies and spices taste … Read more

Mexican Meatball Soup

This one is really super yummy! And an unusual cooking method – you make a puree of your aromatics, then bloom them in a hot pan with olive oil before building the rest of the soup. The amount of spice oil that hit my nose made me worried that the soup was going to be … Read more

Chicken Fajita & Rice Soup

I ended up with a LOT of turkey broth this year after Thanksgiving. After eating all the regular turkey-rice soup I could take (and several batches of ramen), I started thinking about what else is good to make with good broth. Mexican chicken soup! I’ll be honest I don’t love this one. But maybe it’s … Read more

Chicken Birria

I saw an amazing-looking recipe on TikTok and did a little research to back it up and confirm the quantities. While a lot of recipes online suggest 2 varieties of chilis, he uses 3 – I’m sure his is better. The number of chiles I list below makes a sauce that has a nice level … Read more

Spicy chicken thighs

This was a great recipe I got off TikTok. He didn’t give any amounts but I like what I came up with: 2T olive oiljuice of 2 limes a bunch of cilantro 2 -4 jalapeños, depending on spice desired taco seasoning • 2T cumin • 1-1/2T chili powder • 1-1/2T garlic powder• 1/2T paprika• 1/2T … Read more